The next morning, the group gathered in the ADA's office, getting the info Penny and Mark obtained.
"So, our mastermind's name is Kelly? Ordinary name for such a threatening guy." Lancer remarked.
"I'm more concerned with this Ghoulfather. Are the other Cosmic Circus members…gone as well, or…?" Princess Twilight asked.
"No…he only came for Dennis." Tomnyan said. "Everyone else already scattered and got protected by the ringmaster."
"Dennis…" Sunset said quietly, a haunted look in her eyes. "He…was a good friend we met when we were traveling. He has…had… a watch like me. It's still hard to believe he's…"
"You know what this means, right?" Emo asked. "This Ghoulfather guy. He'll be coming for you eventually."
"I'd like to see him try." Rainbow growled.
"Just who is this guy, anyway?" Jexi asked.
"I may have some answers." a voice said as they saw Mermother approached. "As a Classic Yo-kai, I've been around for a long while, and I know about him. He was someone who attempted to take over the Yo-kai world 555 years ago. But…the Enma ruling it at that time had him and his cohorts banished to the furthest depths of the Lanes Between, to never again return."
"Well, clearly they didn't put 'em deep enough." Emo grunted. "So this guy's back. Think he's working with our red-eyed monster man?"
"It would be out of character for him, and McKracken for that matter, to work with a human…but on the other hand, Dame Dedtime mentioned 'powerful allies', so it's possible they're all working together." Sunset said. "Not sure where this Kelly guy fits in. An agent of theirs, maybe…?"
"We'll get the answers from this Ghoulfather fiend when he dares to challenges us." Cap-P said. "For now…we must continue our search. Dennis will be avenged, I promise you that."
"Thank mew so much!" Tomnyan said in awe.
"Uh…guys….check the news…" Nami said as they looked at the news as a mass of thick fog was shrouding almost all of Tokyo.
"That doesn't look good… guess our city wide investigation of Tokyo isn't over just yet." Hope said.
"Yeah, there's still more Yo-kai out there. This fog is proof of that." Sunset said.
"Worst of all, it's broad daylight, so people were out and about when the fog rolled in." David said.
"We'd better get out there and try to calm the situation down." Jin said.
"But what about the fog? We'll be in the same boat as everyone else if we go out there too." Tenko said.
"Then perhaps…you all need protection." a voice said as two tapir-like Yo-kai approached them. One was purple and the other was white.
Baku
Whapir
Charming Tribe
"Baku and Whapir. Baku is a Yokai that feeds on human dreams, while Whapir gives humans good dreams and sees their memories." Sunset explained.
"We can use our powers to help protect you from that Yo-kai induced fog." Whapir said.
"So that fog is dangerous to humans?" Pit asked.
"Yes. Not only is a Yo-kai creating it and concealed inside, but it also has affected any remaining Yo-kai in the city along with the humans, making them fall into their own delusions of reality." Baku said.
"Worse, the local yokai Visitors are all riled up. That Yo-kai who made the fog went and messed with the barrier keeping them out of the human world. Now there's hostile grudges and monsters all over the streets." Whapir added.
"So even if anyone shakes their delusions off, they'll have an army ready to get them." Archer remarked. "This isn't mischief; whoever this Yo-kai is, they're looking to kill."
"They're probably after me. It's likely someone sent to get rid of me." Sunset said.
"We can't leave the citizens in danger." David said. "I'm going to fight off the Visitors. Anyone who wants to join me is in."
"I'll go with you." Mark said, roughly half of the alliance members standing up in agreement.
"Guess the rest of us are the Yo-kai rescue agency." Eddy remarked.
"Anything we should know?" Sunset asked.
"Yes…they're increasing their power using the Yo-kai Illoo, Elloo and Alloo. You'll need to find and free them." Baku said.
"Also, there is a Yo-kai inside the fog that isn't being affected that may help you along the way." Whapir said.
"Got it." Jexi said.
"Let's show our mystery assailant what happens when you come at one of our friends!" Hope said.
"Yeah!" everyone roared in agreement.
The half of the alliance that went inside found Tokyo was coated in a strange and almost psychedelic fog with the people just standing around almost completely dazed, as multiple types of Visitors seemed trudged around them, as if standing guard.
"What's wrong with all these people?" Ruby asked.
"Whatever's causing this fog…it's almost as if they're caught in some trance." Ragna said.
"We need to find out who is causing this." Sunset said.
"But how do we even…." Pit said as a rock was thrown at his head. "Hey!" he said as they saw a small child in goggles, a cape and a diaper laughing.
"A child got in here? Unbelievable." Rebecca said.
"Close…that's Unbelievaboy!" Sunset said.
Unbelievaboy!
Merican Yo-kai
Charming Tribe
The Yo-kai just laughed before running down the street.
"I think he wants us to follow him." Jexi said.
The Rescue Squad followed the 'Merican Yo-kai as he ran through the streets, avoiding the roaming Visitors however he could, the group simply dealing with them.
It didn't take long before they were brought to a door to a shop.
"Okay, let's get some answers out of this…" David said, opening the door before he and the others found themselves on a tennis court.
"What the heck?!" Klonoa asked.
"A tennis court? What's going on here?" David asked.
"Either we're in an illusion, or there's a Yo-kai that's involved in tennis." Mark stated.
"No…I think I'm starting to get it now. David, one of your desires was to win and be champion in tennis tournaments right?" Sunset asked.
"Um… Yes. Why?" David asked. "Wait, you're telling me…"
"That's why these people haven't panicked and fled. They're trapped in their own personal desires." Sunset said.
"Are you serious? That's a pretty messed up ability. Last time we got sucked into something like that, we were fighting Enmu in the Mugen Train." David said.
"Not very fond memories of that time. Whatever the case, this Yo-kai must be really strong to affect the whole city." Ajna said.
"Guys, look!" Jexi said as they saw someone tied to a pillar. A Yo-kai resembling an old man holding a small wooden staff.
Illoo
Mysterious Tribe
"Illoo…it's a Yo-kai that can create illusions." Sunset said.
"One of the Yo-kai that's empowering the culprit!" Carmine realized. "C'mon, we gotta bust them out!"
The ground then shook as three Yo-kai appeared. One was a small boy in green with quick speed, another was a dinosaur like creature in a shirt and cap and the third was a small creature with a chestnut head dressed in black.
Minimoto
Brave Tribe
T-Wrecks
Merican Yo-kai
Slippery Tribe
Snitchin
Shady Tribe
"Minimoto, T-Wrecks, and Snitchin? Those three aren't Yo-kai who normally work together." Sunset said.
"We found the intruder. Destroy." the three said in unison.
"They're being controlled." Sunset said.
"We'll have to snap them out of it, then. Once we do and free Illoo, the fog should weaken." David hypothesized.
"Time to…play ball!" T-Wrecks said as he slapped a tennis ball at them with his tail.
"Incoming!" David said as he got his racket out as he hit the ball back.
"Too slow!" Minimoto said, knocking it back quickly.
"Whoa!" David said, knocking it back as Snitchin ended up getting it stuck on his point.
"Penalty!" a voice boomed out as lightning struck Snitchin before he passed out.
"Wait…so if David or anyone misses…we get struck by lightning?!" Usopp said.
"No pressure or anything, right?" David sweatdropped.
"Round 2!" T-Wrecks said, slapping a new ball at David.
"Okay… Gotta focus. You got this, Dave…" David tells himself as he hits the tennis ball back.
"Still too slow!" Minimoto said, knocking it back.
"David!" Connie called out as she intercepted the ball, hitting it straight up. "We can't outspeed him, so out-muscle him instead!"
"I got it. Don't worry. It's me you're talking to, remember?" David asked as he winded back his racket as the ball came down. "And… Bombs away!" he said as he lands a smash hit.
The ball headed right for T-Wrecks…. But since he was the Yokai that was all about destroying things, his attempt to get it only ended up destroying the net.
"Penalty!" the voice said as T-Wrecks was struck with lightning and passed out.
"Okay…uh…I can do this…" Minimoto said as he tried to hit the ball…but it didn't fly very far and just hit the ground.
"Explains why only T-Wrecks was hitting the ball." Connie said.
"Penalty!" the voice said as Minimoto was also struck down. "Game over!" it said as the chains binding Illoo vanished.
"Those guys picked the wrong sport to challenge me in." David said with a smile as he puts his racket back. "Now, let's go see if he is okay."
"And don't forget, to the victors go the medals." Frosta said, going to the three unconscious Yo-kai and fishing Snitchin', T-Wrecks, and Minimoto's medals out of their possession.
"Thank you so much. But your work is far from over." Illoo said as he vanished, leaving his own medal behind.
"He's right. Illoo has two brothers. Elloo and Alloo." Sunset said. "Alloo makes people wander into forests and crowds and Elloo makes people move swiftly and smoothly."
"They must also be helping the culprit cause this fog. If we can find them both, we'll be able to find the one targeting you." Twilight said.
The group heard a laugh as they saw Unbelievaboy motioning for them to follow him as he took off once more. They chased after him before reaching another door.
"I'll see what this is." Chiaki said as she opened it before they all suddenly found themselves in an arcade of sorts. "Yeah…this checks out."
"I get it. So the doors respond to the person that opens them." Kokichi said.
"Look, we found someone!" Aelita said as they saw another old man like Illoo, only purple and inside a glass case at the prize counter.
Elloo
Mysterious Tribe
"It's Elloo. And…he's a prize?" Hope said.
"There's a note." Fuyuhiko said, looking at it. "Prize goes to whoever beats the racing game in 1st place."
"I'll play." Chiaki said, finding the machine as she started playing. However…as she did…
"Players 2, 3, and 4 joining in!" a voice said as three new cars joined in.
"What?" Chiaki said as she saw three new faces. A tired looking boy lying on a cloud, a bat-like creature playing from inside a house, and a lone man on a yellow cloud inside a small wooden table with wooden planks on both sides.
Wydeawake
Shady Tribe
Belfree
Shady Tribe
Soloman
Eerie Tribe
"Of course it wasn't gonna be that easy…." Fuyuhiko said.
"Lets see… the kid is Wydeawake. Like Insomni, he makes people stay awake. Belfree's a new one though. It's like Hidabat but in a house." Hope said.
"This is actually temporary housing." Belfree pointed out.
"And who's the other guy?" Rebecca asked.
"Soloman, he's a Yo-kai that prefers to do things solo and makes others do the same. A lone solitary life." Sunset said.
"Okay then. Let's race." Chiaki said as they continued to race one another for awhile. "You poor suckers…" Chiaki said as she outsped all three of them and reached the finish.
"No!" the three said in shock before collapsing to the ground.
"That's what you get for squaring up to the Ultimate Gamer." Fuyuhiko said collecting Wydeawake, Belfree and Solomans medals.
"It looks like Bellfree isn't the Hidabat we know and love. He must be hanging around somewhere else." Hope said.
"And now…our prize." Chiaki said as Elloo's case opened up.
"Thank you so much. But take heed, Alloo is still held prisoner." Elloo said as he vanished and left his medal behind.
"One more to go." Hope said, spotting Unbelievaboy nearby. "There's Unbelievaboy!"
Chasing after Unbelievaboy again, the group then found a third set of doors.
"All right…let's see what we got." Sans said as he grabbed the door before he found himself onstage. "Huh?" he said before realizing they were all standing in some sort of comedy club.
"...Oh dear god." Papyrus said in realization.
"Uh… Sans… Whatever goes on here, you got this. You're in your element." David said.
"Not to mention, his life is on the line." Hope said, pointing to another old man Yo-kai who was tied up over a shark tank.
Alloo
Mysterious Tribe
"Sans, I think this room reacted to the fact that you try to be a comedian with those skeleton jokes of yours." Frisk realized.
"Heh…and people say I'm phone tired." Sans said before realizing what he said. "Phone? It was supposed to be bone. How…" he said before seeing a small dog in a sweater on ice skates laughing nearby.
Slippup
Mysterious Tribe
"Sunset, is that dog…" Hope said.
"Slippup. He's a Yo-kai that makes you mistake your own words. A slip of the tongue some would say." Sunset said.
"Great. So I gotta do a Standup routine with this guy inspiriting me? Talk about being phone tired. Wait…I just said that…" he said before seeing a small black humanoid spinning a wooden basin.
Rinsin Repete
Eerie Tribe
"Not just slipping over your words… repeating the same things. Rinsin Repete does that. Only thing to make this worse is…uh yep." Sunset said as a big headed woman floated in the air.
Lafalotta
Mysterious Tribe
"And what does she do, suck up all the laughter out of the room?" Sans asked.
"Uh…wow….got it in one?" Sunset said, smiling nervously.
"So we got a dog that fumbles up people's words, someone that makes them repeat, and a literal killjoy." Weisz said.
"Uh.. think you can work with this, Sans?" Hope asked.
"No probz. Just tell me what I gotta do to get this room rattling." Sans said.
"I think you're supposed to try and have a good standup routine to get people laughing despite Lafalotta being here, but I don't see an audience…" Hope said.
"I think Lafalotta is the audience, Hope. Sans has to make try to make her laugh." Fuyuhiko said.
"But since Lafalotta has the power to absorb laughter, that's gonna be harder than it looks. And with Slippup and Rinsin Repete's interference, even more so."
"Sans, you mind if I give you an idea?" Rebecca asked, whispering into Sans' ear hole, the skeleton's smile growing wider.
"Let's give it a shot." Sans said as he walked up to the mic. "Good evening, ladies and germs, sorry I'm late, but my watch stopped. It had to, it's been running fast all week!"
Slippup looked confused as he scratched his head.
"So, anyone in the house married?" Sans asked as Lafalotta and Slippup raised their hands. "Really? Who to?" he asked as they pointed at each other. "Well isn't that nice? He makes others slip and she takes in the laughter. Not a bad scheme." he said as Lafalotta and Slippup were laughing at that.
"The hell is going on here? Stay focused you two!" Rinsin Repete said.
"The wife and I are trying! But for some reason…he's just way too much! He's so bad, he's funny!" Slippup said, laughing.
"This is insane!" Rinsin Repete said.
"What's insane is a guy in his underwear spinning a wooden basin all day." Sans said as the group was laughing.
"Wow…that…that took it all outta me." Rinsin Repete said as he slumped down in sadness.
"Thank you all! Don't forget to tip your waitstaff!" Sans said as the chains binding Alloo vanished, as did the shark tank.
"My brother's bad jokes saved the day." Papyrus stated. "...I, The Great Papyrus, am never going to hear the end of this, will I?"
"'Fraid not, bro." Sans said, collecting the medals.
"Yes. I am free!" Alloo said as he vanished and left behind his medal. As soon as he did, the fog's illusionary effects were beginning to lose their hold as the group returned to the main square.
"Well, all three illusion Yo-kai are free. Now, all we have to do is find the culprit behind this." Penny said.
"He's right above you!" a voice cackled as floating above them was a large green head with two disembodied hands as he cackled.
Hoaxy-Coaxy
Boss Yo-Kai
Mysterious Tribe
"You all got some nerve! I went to a lot of trouble to capture all the Yo-kai left in this city. Then you all had to screw it up." Hoaxy-Coaxy said.
"Your Cat and Mouse game is over." Ace said. "Besides, you're the one who has a lot of nerve attacking my friend's city."
"Oh but come on…you all are just being big babies over nothing. You can live out all of your deepest desires all you wish. Nothing bad will…" Hoaxy-Coaxy said before coughing up a bone as the group stared at him awkwardly. "Okay, so maybe I was planning to eat you all too. Still, no big deal."
"Yeah… I think you said enough." David said.
"You really think we'd be on the menu?" Hope said.
"No…you still are!" Hoaxy-Coaxy said laughing.
Yo-kai Mafia Illusion Executive - Hoaxy-Coaxy
(Cue- Critical Clash II- Octopath Traveler 2)
"Listen here, you little Andross wannabe. I don't know whose leg you're trying to pull, but we don't take kindly to your type around here." David said.
"Then how about this type? Daydream Dragon!" Hoaxy-Coaxy called out as a dragon appeared and started firing off blasts of fire across the city. "As long as I'm still around, you're all still trapped in my imagination zone!"
"I think you got that backwards, buddy. We're not trapped here with you. YOU'RE trapped in here with US!" David said.
"Tell it to the Entrancing Express. Choo choo!" Hoaxy Coaxy said as the group jumped as a train suddenly drove right between them.
"Quite the imagination he's got, huh?" Mark asked as he flash stepped in front of the train, transformed into his Six-Armed form, and grabbed the train, bringing it to a stop, before he threw it at Hoaxy-Coaxy.
The Boss Yo-kai summoned it in a panic, leaving himself open to an attack from Simon in his Alighieri Masquerade, sending him spinning in the air before he righted himself. "Ow…that really hurt…" he winced.
"How about surrendering?" Jexi asked.
"No way. I call for a feast!" Hoaxy Coaxy said, summoning down food as he was eating it to regain his power.
"Not on your life!" Yang said, socking him right in the eye and sending him into the air.
"Ah! My eye! I only have 3 of those!" Hoaxy-Coaxy said. "Ah…these guys are way stronger than I thought!"
"Should've thought about that before setting foot here! Oh wait, you don't have feet, but… You get my point!" David said as he smacked him to the ground.
"Oh…what am I gonna do…?" Hoaxy-Coaxy said to himself, before seeing a vision of an idol group appear before him. "You can do it, Hoaxy-Coaxy!" they cheered him on, the Yo-kai being reinvigorated.
The Boss Yo-kai peeled himself off the ground and floated up into the sky. "I can do this! Here comes my Soultimate Move!" he declared as he transformed the area into a flowery field. A shadow fell over the area, the group looking behind them as a giant Hoaxy-Coaxy loomed over them. "Fool's Paradise!" he yelled as he chomped down on them, bringing silence to the area. "I did it…I got 'em! I got 'em!"
"Look again, Hoaxy-Coaxy!" the Boss Yo-kai heard, turning around to see the group unharmed, the three illusion Yo-kai floating alongside them. "While you were psyching yourself up, I summoned Illoo and his brothers to pull off an illusion of our own." Sunset said.
"B-but how?! You couldn't have known to use them that fast!" Hozxy-Coaxy stammered.
"I figured since this was a dream world you created, you could control it. They hung back since the start of our battle." Sunset said.
"You…" Hoaxy-Coaxy said as the group started bombarding the Yo-kai as he went and hit the ground.
"And for the record… Your breath stinks!" David said.
"That…was…unnecessary." Hoaxy-Coaxy groaned as the fog was lifting. "Dang it…the Ghoulfather isn't gonna like this."
(Music end)
"The Ghoulfather, huh?" Mark stated as he leaned over the Yo-kai mafioso. "When you see him again, give him this message: he screwed up, big time. And when we meet…we're gonna make him wish he'd never left that void Enma put him in."
"Hahahaha…you all may be an alliance of heroes…but we're an alliance of Yo-kai. We are…the Great Yo-kai Alliance!" Hoaxy-Coaxy said before vanishing.
"So, our evil organization of the week has a name." Emo stated. "Another step forward, I guess."
"Also, Big Bro. Not to downplay your threat, but…you pretty much guaranteed that the Ghoulfather will keep his focus on us, right?" Penny asked.
"I know, and believe it or not, that's a good thing." Mark said. "The more he focuses on us, the less he'll focus on innocent Yo-kai and any other watch holders."
"Yeah…we also learned now…those 3…and this Kelly guy…they're all definitely working together." Sunset said. "But like Mark said, we need to continue to grow the number of Yo-kai we have under our banner."
She then spotted Unbelievaboy who was offering her his medal.
"Our current number is 90 at the moment." Twilight said.
"We still have a lot of work to do then." Sunset said. "Any new notices on the site?"
"Uh…yeah. Got one for a place called…Axel?" Nami said.
"That's a city in the world Megumin and some of the others originate from." Yuri said.
"Oh, you think we'll run into Mythos Hearts or the Fatebreakers while we're there?" Scarlet asked.
"Fatebreakers definitely. Cause it says one of the people acting weird are Kazuma and his party." Adora said.
"Guess we'd better go help the panty thief out." Hapi said.
"Before they start thinking it's all normal." E. Constance joked.
"Yeah..." they all said as they laughed with her as they prepared to head out.
